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Shelby Baptist Medical Center: Located in Alabaster, this facility is equipped with 252 beds and sees over 51,000 patients in the emergency department every year. Shelby offers advanced technology resources including a 3 Tesla MRI, a robotic surgery program, and a state-of-the-art cardiology suite. Shelby offers a full range of services to meet the diverse needs of patients including fast, life-saving response times for patients with chest pain or stroke symptoms; cardiology, including specialized surgical services; orthopedics, including rehabilitation; and psychiatric care.

Summary

Provides non invasive cardio diagnostic evaluations.
Uses procedural data obtained to evaluate cardio disease.
Performs quantitative and qualitative interpretation of video recordings.
Obtains patient history.

Responsibilities

• Selects and performs appropriate procedure(s) and is responsible for integrating clinical findings and testing results into an overall diagnostic impression.
• Assist subordinate technical personnel as necessary (i.e. assistant with clinical impressions and review of diagnostic findings as necessary) and also participates in instruction of post-graduate medical trainees in laboratory methods, procedures analysis, and interpretive findings.
• Discusses clinical and diagnostic findings with medical staff and may occasionally communicate findings to attending and/or referring physicians.
• Operates and maintains testing equipment, instruments and supplies consistent with established standards.
• Performs minor maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment.
• Inputs preliminary report information into hospital computer system after physicians initial dictation.
• Bills inpatient and outpatient patients for appropriate test or procedure.
• May schedule inpatient for appropriate testing procedures.
• May assist in determining priorities for testing service based on analysis of referred clinical information.
• Participates in Quality Improvement program.
• Maintains professional knowledge base through conference attendance and/or professional organizations.

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Education

Required: AS Degree in Cardio Services or applied sciences or equivalent experience

Experience

Required: 6 months experience in echocardiography

Certifications

Required: Registered or eligible for RDCS, BLS

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